Coaching why questions

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Open Questions. Clarifying Questions. Scale Questions. Solution-Focused Questions. Hypothetical Questions. Focus Questions. Usually, the client takes some time to answer, and they recognize that the worst thing that could possibly happen just isn't that bad. Other times, there is a recognition that when they put words to the potential outcomes, there is room to take action, even just a small step, to improve their situation.

Change meets resistance. All too often, this resistance is self-imposed. It gives them permission to get past the surface layer block to get to the root of resistance. Then they can connect their authenticity, drivers, goals and this new perspective to move forward. This is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by clicking here. More From Forbes. Nov 11, , am EST. Edit Story. Jun 21, , am EDT. Opinions expressed are those of the author.

All images courtesy of Forbes Councils members. Forbes Coaches Council is an invitation-only community for leading business and career coaches. Do I qualify? I am wondering if you have any tips for coaches like myself for organizing and cataloging information I have already written down for other clients.

Let me give an example. My clients are parents of kids under 10 who struggle with sleep training and general behavior issues. I give them in-home attention, followed by weeks of individualized correspondence most of which happens via email. They send daily logs, I send adjustments and suggestions based on my parenting system. And aside from gender changes and a couple of small adjustments for the individual child, my answers are largely the same.

I waste so much time writing these emails to clients when I know I have already said, word for word, what I need to convey to this new family. But I can't find a software program or a systematic way of organizing and easily being able to look up and copy and paste these things.

Do you have any suggestions? Software I am not aware of? Hacks for getting a robust database going that I can easily search by topic and sub topics? Thanks in advance! Hi Kylee, I love that you're thinking about systematising! This will indeed make life easier for you and save time.

First, the biggest piece of work is not the how ie. Once you have the data - your commonly asked or frequently asked questions FAQ , the how is the easy part. It doesn't need to be overcomplicated - you could have a few "template" emails saved in your drafts for each of the FAQs with a good subject line so YOU can see which one is which , then you you simply copy the email, tweak and send.

You could create a blog page and direct people there there are also plug-ins that allow you to have a drop down so that only the question is shown until they hit some button to expand and see the answer.

So, my suggestion is to stop worrying about the how. And first, do the bigger piece of work to create your list of the most frequently asked questions. Aim for say, Then review your various responses and create a good "standard" response to each FAQ. As you think of more you can add them to the list.

Enjoyed reading the article above, really explains everything in detail, the article is very interesting and effective. Thank you and good luck in the upcoming articles. Do you have any advice on discerning which client statements or comments to ask the questions about? Sometimes it feels like they say 3 things that good questions come to mind on, and I'm not sure which direction to go like I'll miss a bigger opportunity by choosing to ask about the wrong thing.

Hi Kevin, great question! At School of Coaching Mastery, we focus on strengths and also emphasize values, because we are all about making coaching as powerful as possible. Curious about positive psychology coaching? Get the free eBook :. Coaching Blog. Some powerful awareness-building questions: If you had everything you need, what would you do? Who would you have to become to succeed? How could you do it? When have you been in a situation like this, before?

What does this mean to you? So why shouldn't coaches ask, Why? Sorry, I couldn't resist that one. Here are some reasons: Why questions encourage analysis of the situation and you'd be surprised at how little analysis helps in coaching. Why questions often lead to interpretations that may or may not be true, but more importantly, usually aren't helpful. Why questions can turn the client's focus on the past, rather then the present and future, where the action really is.